Bearsted
Sign in to saveBearsted ( , ) is a village and civil parish with a railway station in mid-Kent, England, two miles (3.2 km) east of Maidstone town centre.
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Place details
- Locality
- Maidstone
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Bearsted
- UK place.population
- 8010
- UK place.population_ref
- 8,209 (2011 Census)
- UK place.static_image_name
- Old cottages at Bearsted - geograph.org.uk - 1356785.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Bearsted
- UK place.shire_district
- Maidstone
- UK place.shire_county
- Kent
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- UK place.post_town
- MAIDSTONE
- UK place.postcode_area
- ME
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Maidstone
- Population
- +8209
- Shares border with
- Boxley
- Image
- Old cottages at Bearsted - geograph.org.uk - 1356785.jpg
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Transport
- Governance
- History
- Listed buildings in the conservation areas
- Amenities
- Kent International Gateway Group Plans
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Bearsted ( , ) is a village and civil parish with a railway station in mid-Kent, England, two miles (3.2 km) east of Maidstone town centre.
==Geography== The village was historically concentrated around Church Lane and The Green which includes The Street. The village is on the north bank of the River Len, a tributary of the River Medway at the foot of the North Downs. A stream, the Lilk, flows south into the river Len through Bearsted.